Tips & Tricks: Processing an Order to US Territories

If you’ve attempted to process orders to United States territories, you’re probably asking, “Why do U.S. territories appear on the country drop-down menu for international shipments? Shouldn’t they be processed as domestic shipments?”

It’s a good question. The answer is: Yes, they will be processed as domestic shipments. (However, getting there is a little less simple.)

At ShipWorks, we’re aware that United States territories (like American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands) aren’t international destinations.

Because we connect with different shipping providers (FedEx, UPS, and USPS Endicia, USPS Express 1, and USPS Stamps.com), we have to account for how each shipping provider formats addresses for United States territories.

USPS Endicia, Express1 and Stamps.comThe following directions are intended if you’re using USPS Endicia, Express1, or Stamps.com to process a shipment delivered to the following territories:

*Not United States territories, but countries that are still serviced by the United States Postal Service.

You can also navigate to the USPS address verification tool online for suggestions from the United States post office on how to format your shipment’s address.

For USPS shipments, you will need to process using a domestic format, selecting “United States” from the country drop-down menu.